Italian Food Recipes

Italian food Recipes are what Dad first learned to cook. Dad grew up with his fresh from Italy Nana living with him as a kid. His Nana took him under her wing and taught him how to cook. Dad has very fond memories of cooking with his Nana, and dodging the wooden spoon when he misbehaved.

Italians have a very strong food heritage. Food is an "event" in the Italian and Italian American culture. For Italian Americans there is the "Feast of the 7 Fishes" on Christmas eve. Dad's Mom and Nana would cook for days preparing this meal and Dad misses it to this day. The dishes Dad remembers the best are the Fried Smelts and the Stuffed Calamari.

Dad's all time favorite food in the world is his Mom/Nana's "Sauce with Meat" or Spaghetti with meatballs and Italian sausage.

Dad loves to hack traditional dishes using his gadgets and cook versions of them that are fast and easy to make.  Dad plans to do lots of his favorite dishes from his childhood and tackle some new ones while he is at it also.